Taylor Riggs

NEW YORK – Tax-exempt yields soared as demand for safe-haven assets fell on positive new coming from Europe.

Tax-exempt yields continued to rise across the curve Thursday, following Treasuries, as offerings were softened to get deals through.

Tax-exempt yields rose across the curve, following Treasuries, as the EU resolution provided the confidence that allowed investors to move into more risky assets.

The tax-exempt market spent the day catching up to Tuesday's big rally in Treasuries as muni yields fell throughout the belly of the curve and deals were oversubscribed.

The tax-exempt market spent the day catching up to yesterday’s big rally in Treasuries as muni yields fell throughout the belly of the curve and deals were oversubscribed.

Deals in the primary market were priced to go traders said, with the secondary markets stalling as markets await a final outcome on the EU Summit.

Tax-exempt yields are playing catch-up to Tuesday’s Treasury moves as yields fall across the board.

As fears over the European Union summit prevailed, muni investors continued to stay on the sidelines while yields remained unchanged through the curve. Institutional buyers remained the dominant player.

NEW YORK - As fears over the EU Summit prevailed, muni investors continued to stay on the sidelines as yields remained unchanged through the curve. Institutional buyers remain the dominant player.

Nervous eyes focused on Europe and the outcome of the EU summit as muni and Treasury yields fell across the curve Tuesday.

The markets will look at big deals Tuesday for direction as retail buyers continue to wait to jump into the market.

It was a typical quiet Monday as yields remained unchanged across most of the curve.

NEW YORK – It was a typical quiet Monday as yields remained unchanged across most of the curve.

Afternoon trading activity picked up as deals from last week were making headlines in the secondary market.

Trading was quiet Monday morning as yields held steady.

After several weeks of relatively high volume, municipal issuance isn't cooling off just yet, with $7.37 billion expected to come to market, down only slightly from last week's revised $7.71 billion.

While the low-volume environment has made municipal bond underwriting all that more competitive, a few investment banks that focus on smaller deals - those under $10 million - have been able to jump dramatically in the rankings.

With the transportation sector highly correlated with the broader economy, airports are looking to gross domestic product and unemployment estimates to determine their own levels of performance.

Assured Guaranty has followed in the footsteps of bond insurers MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group in suing Credit Suisse over soured mortgage-backed securities.

Assured Guaranty has sued DLJ Mortgage Capital and Credit Suisse, claiming breach of contract over $1.8 billion of mortgage-backed securities it insured.